Bricks pave way for statue at new Nederland fire house

By Jose D. Enriquez III

Published 10:20 am, Wednesday, January 15, 2014

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Nederland Volunteer Fire Department is hosting a brick sell online to pave the entryway from the entrance of the newly reconstructed Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex to the new firehouse. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88 less

Nederland Volunteer Fire Department is hosting a brick sell online to pave the entryway from the entrance of the newly reconstructed Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex to the new firehouse. Michael ... more

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The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

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The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

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The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

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The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

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The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

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The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

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The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

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The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

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The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

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The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

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The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

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The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

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The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

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Nederland Volunteer Fire Department is hosting a brick sell online to pave the entryway from the entrance of the newly reconstructed Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex to the new firehouse. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88 less

Nederland Volunteer Fire Department is hosting a brick sell online to pave the entryway from the entrance of the newly reconstructed Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex to the new firehouse. Michael ... more

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The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

The City of Nederland Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex construction is underway and is set to be completed by the beginning of August. Michael Rivera/@michaelrivera88

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Bricks pave way for statue at new Nederland fire house

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Nederland Volunteer Fire Department president Steve Hartman hopes to see a bronze statue of an officer or firefighter, perhaps carrying a child, on the memorial plaza in front of the Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex to honor the city's public servants.

The organization will pave the way to that dream with donor-personalized bricks stretching from the doorway of the old city hall to the new firehouse, which is under construction adjacent to the police station.

Whether the project is completed at once or in stages will depend on how much is raised through the fundraiser. Bricks will sell for $50 with up to four lines of text.

People who purchase a brick can have their names engraved or dedicate the brick to someone, Hartman said. Funds also will be used to help purchase equipment.

"We're looking into the cost of (the statue) right now," Hartman said. "Depending on what we recoup from this project will decide its size and placement. We don't know exactly (where it will go) but want to place it equally between the police and fire department."

The volunteers got the idea to sell bricks from observing volunteer departments like Vidor and Lumberton and some as far away as Pennsylvania.

"They have had a great turnout for it," he said. "We saw an opportunity to help raise money and help out with the purchase of equipment and stuff for guys at the station."

In the past, the organization has purchased entertainment products, household utensils and barbecue pits. They try to get them things beneficial to all three shifts.

At this time, a hard deadline hasn't been set, but they hope to have everything ready to go for the contractor by mid- to late-March.

"If we outsell bricks, we'll find another place for them," Hartman said.

The process for purchasing a brick is being worked out, but those who wish to buy one can send a note of interest to the volunteer fire department via their website nederlandvfd.org.